So last week was Restaurant Week here in San Antonio. I had an amazing time and shared many good meals with many good friends. Unfortunately as the week went on, the indulgence started to catch up to me. Though I enjoyed every bite, by Saturday I just wasn’t feeling like myself.
This week I’m all set to eat well, exercise and work off all of that butter, cream, duck fat and nutella. Because I work and attend school in the evening, eating well takes some pre-planning and a well stocked fridge & pantry. Here are some of the items I added to my grocery list to help me tow the line this week.
YoPlus yogurt by Yoplait
This will make the perfect mid morning snack to stave off hunger after morning bootcamp classes but before lunch. The blackberry pomegranate flavor is my favorite. The added fiber and probiotics are where the “plus” comes in. Sure this isn’t the most natural yogurt in the world, but I like it.
EarthGrains Thin Buns
I’m planning on bringing a sandwich to work to eat for lunch. I stocked up on roasted turkey breast, and I’ll be making a batch of homemade hummus to use as a spread instead of mayo or mustard.
Mini Babybel Cheese
In addition to carrot sticks and pretzels, I’m arming myself with mini babybel cheeses as an afternoon snack. On days where I have class right after work, popping one of these will help hold me over before I can get home and make something light for dinner.
I also picked up a crate of clementines to enjoy with either breakfast or lunch. All of this stuff and other basics like eggs, cereal, milk etc cost me less than $40 and it will feed me for breakfast, lunch and snacks for at least a week. Restaurant Week may have been a great deal, but it’s hard to argue with the savings of bringing a brown bag lunch.
What are some healthy and easy snacks that you recommend?
*None of these brands have compensated me in anyway, and this post does not serve as a review of these products. I just wanted to share what I’m stocking my fridge and pantry with to make eating healthy a little easier.
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Do you like nuts? That’s always a good snack. I also like to buy light chocolate soy milk and have it as a dessert. It’s good, and it makes me somewhat full, and it’s probably better for me than eating Creamy Creations.
I like to do the prepackaged carrots with ranch dressing, and the hummus and pretzel chip packs.
I’m also a big fan of apples (sometimes I’ll bring a few to my desk at the start of the week, and then eat them when I get hungry). I also do yogurt and granola, usually the single services and then keep a bag of granola at my desk.
I do granola bars nearly every day as well, I get a bunch of the special k bars and then have a variety of flavors to choose from.
I’ve started the 5-6 small meals a day routine. I have already lost 1.5 pounds in a week. Try and eat every 2-3 hrs. I eat oatmeal for breakfast. a fruit for a snack (orange, peach,) or try eating half of a peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread as a snack. For lunch I have tuna out of a pouch with a hard boiled egg and some baby carrots. For my mid afternoon snack i eat the other half of the peanut butter sandwich or more fruit. Even try freezing blueberries and snacking on those. This has been getting me through the day. Hope this helps!
I’m always on the hunt for healthy midday snacks. Recently I’ve enjoyed carrots + hummus, yogurt + berries + granola, nuts + raisins.
I’m not a big snacker, but if I get hungry at my desk in the aftenoon I like the 100 calorie mini bags of microwave popcorn and Chewy low sugar granola bars. We also have a fruit bowl at the office so I grab something out of there if I get hungry.
What’s hard for me is making healthy choices at meals. I try to add a veggie like broccoli or green beans to all my meals so I’ll fill up on those rather than carbs. Sometimes it works.
Black beans (really any beans) are another healthy option I keep in the cupboard. With some rice or in a high fiber tortilla with cheese and salsa, it’s a filling meal.
Have to eat constantly b/c I’m nursing! Stonyfield yogurt w/ homemade granola & fruit… hard-boiled eggs… bananas or celery w/ peanut butter… frozen peas (only my family does this?), or frozen grapes or blueberries… mixed nuts… Lara bars.
Did you seriously say duck fat? That grosses me out.
I like raw almonds, celery with nut butters, fruit, apples with peanut butter or laughing cow cheese, veggies with hummus and I LOVE string cheese! I’ve just learned that if I pack my lunches and snacks, I will eat well. If not, I eat whatever is in sight!